Tigers will play World Series champ Yankees six times in spring training

DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers announced their 2010 spring training schedule Tuesday, and it includes seven games with the Toronto Blue Jays and six with the World Series champion New York Yankees.

Detroit plays 16 of its 33 Grapefruit League games at Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Fla., where it will train for the 74th year.

The Tigers will play an exhibition against Florida Southern on March 2 before opening Grapefruit League play with the Blue Jays on March 3 (at Dunedin) and March 4 (at Lakeland). They will play four split-squad games during the schedule, concluding April 1 with day games at Lakeland against Atlanta and at Kissimmee against Houston.

Detroit plays exhibition games April 2-3 at Miller Park in Milwaukee againstthe Brewers before opening the regular season April 5 at Kansas City.

Spring training season tickets are available at tigers.com, with individual game tickets going on sale at 10 a.m. Jan. 9.